Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-14
LOCAL BREyITIES.

David NJ. Smith has been appointed by
the Governor Notary Public for Bards-
vile, Ventura county.
| The Building Inspector will soon have an
old-horse sale of signs, removed for
being in violation of the law.
The passengers from the south did not
| connect with the regular train that arrived
yesterday afternoon, but came by special
about $50 P. NJ.
| G. Valensin's stable of trotting horses
was yesterday removed from the Bay to
this city, and will be worked by Dick
Havey at Agricultural Park.
Complaint is made frequently that some
| of the street sprinklers omit blocks here
| and there while doing their work at night
| and at times sprinkle but one side of the
street.
Equity Lodge, Knights and Ladies of
Honor, installed its officers elect last even
ing, and subsequently enjoyed banquet,
| which was enlivened with number of in
teresting speeches.
This being the anniversary of the fall of
the Bastile, the French residents of the city
will celebrate it in quiet way, though
some of them will take part in the celebra-
ton at San Francisco.
The air was little cool last evening, but
the popularity of the OPP en-air concerts was
attested by the large assemblage that gath
cred at the Plaza to listen to the Hussar
Bands excellent music
The dog by which the little boy Angelo
Gray was bitten so severely Tuesday was
yesterday killed. He got into the habit of
biting people through his having been set
upon Cinnamon frequently, but not by his
owner.
The locomotive of the Knights Landing
train which got off the track at Webster
station Tuesday morning was yesterday re-
turned to the rails by the crew of the
wrecking car, and came to the city about
1:30 p. NJ.
The police have commenced work in
earnest in the matter of clearing obstruc-
tons from streets and sidewalks. Several
arrests of prominent business men were
made yesterday, and there are warrants out
for others.
1t is said that John Hetherington, who
recently committed suicide in this CITY
while laboring under an attack of despond-
ency, had $175 in bank, and there was $40
due him from the railroad company. Evil
IDENTIFY, in that event, it was not money
matters that troubled him.
The average Signal Service temperature
Yesterday was so, which is 70 cooler than
the normal temperature for that day. The
highest and lowest temperature was $50
and go, with fresh southerly winds dur
ing the morning and evening and fresh,
northerly winds at noon. Weather clear
There will be an installation of officers of
Sunset Council, o. G. F., this evening at 8
o'clock, to which members of Sacramento
and Friendship Councils have been invited.
Following the installation exercises there
will be literary and musical entertain
ment, and then refreshments will be
served.
The steamer San Joaquin No. 3 arrived
from the upper Sacramento since last re-
port with bargeload of grain and another
OF hay, and the steamer D. +. Knight
passed through to San Francisco from
Marysyille with grain. The San Joaquin
No. 2 arrived from San Francisco with
merchandise, and returned with grain and
| the No. left for the upper Sacramento,
light.
We were shown yesterday a sample of
No. milling wheat from the crop raised
by Hon. Chas. F. Reed on his ranch near
Knights Landing this season. The kernels
are as large and plump as one could wish
to see, and fully confirm the reports here
tofore made concerning the remarkable ex-
cellence of the yield. The best of it is
| that MIR. Reed will have about 100 900 sacks
of it.
Last evening d. D. G. S., F. Bronner,
assisted by L. w. Crotch, installed the fol-
lowing as officers for the ensuing term of
Owosso Tribe, No. 80, Imp. o. r. NJ: Ed.
d. Taylor, S.; J. M. Powderly, S. S.; Rob.
ert Hunt, J. s.; Otto Butcher, P; Charles
Fehl, C. of R.; Fl. Runckel, X. of W.; II.
Guthrie, First s.; G. w. Nichols, Second S.;
J. w. Crone, G. of W.; J. A Wilson, G.. of
F.; Trustees, J. w. Crone, II. Guthrie and
J. J. Buckley.
Justice Davis has rendered decision in
| the case of Montenegro VS.. McGrew, in
| which plaintiff sued to recover 500 on
promissory note. Defendant set up that
the note was given for money won from
him by plaintiff during gambling game
1t was shown on the trial, however, that
most of the amount was borrowed money
not used in the game referred to. Judg-
| ment was given for plaintiff, but the de-
| Tense gave notice of intention to appeal.
Yesterday afternoon little boy was sit
| ting IN buggy with a lady on Seventh
/ street, between X and l., waiting for an
| other lady, when the horse, annoyed by
| flies, became FESTIVE, and made a sudden
jump, which caused the boy to fall out of
| the vehicle. He alighted on the ground in
such manner that one of the wheels just
| grazed his head, starting the blood a little,
! but doing no serious injury, though his
| frightened cutlery created the impression at
! first that he was seriously hurt.